Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| to the dentist / I / once a year / usually / go |
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| eat / hardly ever / oranges / I |
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| every other day. / I travel a lot. I / some petrol / need |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| have to go / shopping / I / day in, day out |
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| have / We / soup / every other day |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| pizza / for dinner / Mike / eats / often |
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| can / your car keys / never / You / find |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| very often / to help me / My parents / come |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / me / phoned / twice / she |
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| go / to the hairdresser's / usually / I / once a month |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| usually / They / need / some help with the homework |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| often / Do / you / feel tired? |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| is / John / often / late |
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| help you / Tom / will / rarely / if you need it |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| ? / Kevin / win / always / Does |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / She / when you talk to her / listens |
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| five times / I / it / saw |
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| go / you / ? / every day / Do / to the gym |
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| at 8 a.m. / always / get up / I |
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| never / what to say / know / I |
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| is / always / asking me questions / She |
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| can / never / They / listen |
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| Something is the matter with me. I / am / in the mornings. / usually / very tired |
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| to the gym / go / I / three times a week |
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| Can / always / I / in green? / dress |
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| do / you / often / go / to the disco? / How |
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| you / have lunch / at home? / usually / Do |
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| in blue / dresses / She / very often |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
